For My Little Pony, I have a flat rough sponge (the type for washing dishes) to scrub off as much surface dirt as possible from their bodies.  I would first rub some soap over the body of the pony and then use my sponge scrub over it.  After that, I would rinse away the water and check for anymore dirt to scrub off.  Repeat the soap-scrub-rinse-check for remaining dirt process until you are satisfied that you have removed all the dirt that you can.

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Most toys can be washed and cleaned up when they get dirty.  Plush toys can be put into and tied up in a pillow case and then washed in a washing machine.  Plastic action figures, figurines, vehicles, playsets and statues can be wiped with wet wipes or a clean wet cloth. 

Human and animal dolls (with brushable hair, e.g. Barbie and My Little Pony), would sometimes develop mouldy spots or patches on their rubbery plastic surfaces.  You can also use wet wipes or a clean wet cloth to wipe away those moulds.  However, if their hair gets dusty or dirty due to prolonged display and exposure in the open (with no glass panels or cupboard doors to keep out the dust), then these dolls need to have their hair washed, shampooed, conditioned and subsequently re-styled.

Come back again tomorrow to know about washing and hair care tips for My Little Pony toys. 

Some toys are just not suited for certain climates.  You will have to either learn this the hard way by trial and error, or you will have to do your research on the possible chemical reactions of certain materials with certain climates.  For example, the Breyer model horses that I used to collect during my childhood just could not acclimatize to our hot and humid Singapore weather here.

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